Systems of Government Quiz

Who has the most power in a unitary system?

• Local gov.
• Central gov.
• Regional gov.
• State gov.

Which system of government places most governmental power with a group of states or localities with little or no power placed in the national government?

• Confederal

• Theocracy

• Unitary

• Federal

Which of the following statements best describes a confederal system?

• State governments have the most power. 
• The people have the most power. 
• City governments have the most power
• International associations have the most power

The word democracy means:

• rule of one
• rule by few
• rule by the people
• rule by the wealthy

The people have the power

• Unitary
• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy

What system of government was in place after the United States adopted the U.S. Constitution?

• confederal

• Federal

• Oligarchy

• parliamentary

Which system of government does the central government hold all the power and delegate to the local/state levels of government?

• Unitary system of government

• Federal system of government

• Confederal system of government

• None of the above

Which system of government shares power between a central & state/regional government?

• Unitary system of government

• Federal system of government

• Confederal system of government

• Parliamentary system of government

Which form of government do the people hold the power?

• Communism

• Socialism

• Monarchy

• Democracy

Which form of government is ruled by a king or a queen?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Communism